Assignment: Read all the items above, as well as Predictions for Journalists 2013 - Nieman Lab; Do a blog post. What are your predictions for 2013 in the worlds of communication, programming and data? Do this before class on 1/23.

Assignment: Read all the items above. At this point, you need to start thinking about a question(s) you might like to answer with data for a final project. Think about what your overall topic might be, what data sources you might use and how you would cover the issue. Do a blog post. We will discuss. This is just the beginning of brainstorming some ideas for your final project.

Assignment: Read all the items above. Work on the JQuery exercises at the end of the handout on your own. Basic Interactive Button, Table Striping and the Accordion Widget Using JQuery UI. Complete them. Make a folder on your website under public_html called "jquery". Upload the assigments to see them working on the Web. Make sure your upload any supporting scripts to the proper location, if you are using any. You should give each html page a unique name to distinguish it (i.e. button.html; table.html; accordion.html. You will be expected to execute these on your own. Your grade will reflect your ability to execute and troubleshoot, so they have to work! These must be done before class.

Assignment: Before class on 3/6 make sure you have completed all Exercises on the Infographics handout. Read the Delivering Data section of the Data Journalism Handbook.

Fusion Tables Exercise

March 13

Spring Break

Assignment: Visit the SXTXState.com site. Make comments (meaningful comments - at least a paragraph of 3 or more sentences) on at least 5 posts during the week. We will discuss. Complete before class on 3/20.

Assignment: Due before class on 3/27 - Pick your final project topic. Do one blog post per team on your topic and how you plan to approach. Consider the elements we discussed in the Data Journalism Handbook. Do the post before 3/27. Review Final Project description on syllabus.

Assignment: Due Before class on April 3. Read the Intro to the Post-Industrial Journalism study and do a blog post. Discuss their five core beliefs. Do you agree with how they have set up their arguments? Also, what is your distinction of public vs. audience?

Post: We've been talking a lot about coding: why kids should code, why females should code, why journalists should code, why you should code. Do some research on this "coding for everyone" phenomenon and discuss your view. Identify and provide a brief summary of some of the most interesting articles on this topic (provide links). What are the benefits and challenges? What are the best resources for learning to code? Discuss this in the context of Post-Industrial Journalism Section 1 chapter, too. Also, be sure to read the last three articles in the list above, the ones that compare Rails, Django and talk about frameworks.

Assignment: We've covered a variety of skills in a workshop-type manner throughout the semester. Write a post discussing what you've learned. What do you think are the most valuable skills and how do you plan to use them in the future? What is your plan for staying up-to-date?